- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- Most Honorable Son
- Ben Kuroki was born on May 16, 1917 in Hershey, Nebraska, USA. He was married to Shige Kuroki. He died on September 1, 2015 in Camarillo, California, USA.
- SpouseShige Kuroki(? - September 1, 2015) (his death, 3 children)
- In 2005, the U.S. Government retroactively awarded him the Distinguished Service Medal for his wartime military service.
- During World War 2, Kuroki completed 58 bomber missions over enemy territory on three continents. He was a turret tail gunner. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
- After the war, Kuroki earned a Journalism Degree at the University of Nebraska. He worked as a journalist for small publications in three states.
- I hated the fact that I was born Japanese... I wanted to try to avenge what they ]Japanese military] had done.
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